LG Phoenix P505 is actually considered late in entering the tablet market, and when it does, hopes were hung high. With a $29.99 price tag and the help in the form of contract from AT&T, it finally released and satisfies the customer expectations.
Hardware:
Considering the low price tag, the P505 is wrapped in a surprisingly solid shell case and a solid 3.2-inch screen display with HVGA capacitive touchscreen with good viewing angle, good lighting, and colors setting that looks natural without overdoing it. The only drawback is that when you type, the text display can be a bit blurry. If you usually find the 3.5 mm headset jack at the topside of the phone, don’t be fooled because the P505 placed it on the side.
Picture snapper can use a 3.2 Megapixel camera located prominently on the backside of the phone, but before you hoping too much, it is not good, especially if used outdoor. The resulting color is unremarkable, the picture quality is blurry, and it even has noise effect if you snap a picture with a low light settings. Same thing could be said about the video recording ability.
Software:
Under the shell case you can found the Android 2.2 Froyo that is coupled with 600 MHz processor chip. And as you may have guessed by now, it also performs well enough without anything remarkable. It functions like every Android 2.2 smartphone will. Navigational speed when you switch between the home screens is decently responsive and lag-free.
Performance:
Performance wise, the P505 also performs decent enough, even with the help of AT&T. The sound quality of the calls is although unremarkable, it’s sufficiently clear. As for the Connectivity, you’ll be happy with how it supports you web-browsing experience. Although it doesn’t support Flash player, the loading time is fast enough regardless of how complex the web page is.
The virtual keyboards are a little bit disappointing though. Don’t get me wrong though because it is responsive and performs great. The problem is that the QWERTY buttons are so tiny and imprisoned in a small 3.2-inch screen. Just imagine how you would feel when you have to type a long message…
Pros and Cons:
The low price tag of the LG Phoenix P505 surprisingly brings solid hardware, decent enough performance, also a good call quality. What does disappointing though is the camera quality.
Therefore, we will recommend this phone to anyone who doesn’t like to standout too much, but still craving for that well performed smartphone in their social and network arsenal.
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